Kobe Bryant on Ricky Rubio: he’s NBA ready

Ricky Rubio has yet to make his NBA debut, but that may not mean he isn’t ready, at least according to Kobe Bryant. Bryant isn’t among Rubio’s critics. "This my third time playing against him, and he is definitely ready to play in the NBA," the Lakers’ star said. "The kid can play. I felt like in the Olympics he played very well and showed a lot of poise and he reads a lot of things that average players don’t."